Berrys' Meredith, 5-year-old, Full Rich Madeira

The newly up-dated and completely revamped BOS Madeira range is now available in 50cl bottles. The range of four covers the gamut of styles, and all wines have been up-graded from 3 and 5 year old to the 5 Year Old Premium category. All, most importantly, have been matured by the superior 'canteiro' method, whereby the ageing is achieved naturally by allowing the casks to mature in the lofts of the lodges.

The Meredith is part of the traditional ship-series nomenclature, an evocation of C19th colonial life where trade and war (and indeed trade wars) were often carried out at sea, indeed always carried out at sea for a remote Atlantic island such as Madeira. The Meredith is the richest member of the family, made in the Malmsay/Malvasia style; its characteristic mahogany colour leading to encyclopaedic notes of figs, toffee, dried fruits and roasted nuts. The counterpoint between sugar and acidity is astonishing; the wine is wonderfully full-bodied, sweet and exceptionally long.
(Simon Field, MW, BBR Buyer)

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Wines for our Berrys' own selection are hand-picked by our expert buyers and are standard-bearers of style and quality from classical wine regions, offering exceptional value for money.

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This stunning, sappy, toasted almond and moscatel raisin-stashed sticky is a malmsey maderia in all but name, now upgraded to a five-year old blend and crafted the old-fashioned way, entirely from naturally aged wines that have been allowed to boil and bake in the lofts of the Madeira lodges.
(Jane MacQuitty - 50 best fine wines from £8 - 27-Nov-2010)

If you haven't tried Madeira before, this fabulously old-fashioned fortified wine is a good place to start. It's moreish with rich, fruit cake flavours. Brilliant.
(Jamie Goode, The Sunday Express, 13 February 2011)